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QuestMark Partners

Last cheque observed Dec 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $152M, Dec 2014VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BConsumerEducationFinTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 69 on record
Since the last cheque3615days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$5.0M – $15MRounds led1 of 69Sole investor9 roundsExits15 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch QuestMark Partners

QuestMark Partners highlights

  1. 01

    69 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $11M

  4. 04

    15 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The page lists portfolio companies with exits via acquisition or IPO, but does not explicitly state that it is a venture capital firm.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5.0M – $15M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
ConsumerEducationFinTech
Based in
Baltimore, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first69 appearances

  1. 2016

    3 rounds

  2. Dec
    KeyMeUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 14 others
  3. Oct
    Social TablesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$13MSole investor
  4. Sept
    KeyMeSeries C · US · TechCrunch$15MLed
  5. 2015

    6 rounds

  6. Sept
    ADARASeries C · US$23MWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    ServiceMaxSeries F · US$82MWith 12 others
  8. Jun
    VenafiSeries F · US$39MWith 3 others
  9. May
    DigabitSeries B · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  10. Mar
    Nexus eWaterSeries A · AU$2.1MWith 2 others
  11. Feb
    Urban AirshipSeries D · US$9.0MWith 4 others
  12. 2014

    8 rounds

  13. Sept
    TeladocSeries C · US$50MWith 9 others
  14. Aug
    GuavusDebt · US$20MWith 7 others
  15. Jul
    TauliaSeries D · US$27MWith 5 others
  16. Jul
    VidyoSeries E · US$20MWith 6 others
  17. Apr
    VapothermSeries B · US$24MWith 7 others
  18. Mar
    ServiceMaxSeries E · US$71MWith 10 others
  19. Jan
    uTestSeries E · US$43MWith 6 others
  20. Jan
    ApplauseSeries E · US$43MWith 6 others
  21. 2013

    8 rounds

  22. Nov
    YubVenture · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 8 others
  23. Aug
    iStreamPlanetSeries B · US · finsmes.com$8.0MSole investor
  24. Apr
    VapothermSeries A · US · pehub.com$29MWith 6 others
  25. Apr
    VidyoGrowth · US · freshnews.com$17MWith 5 others
  26. Apr
    VidyoSeries D · US$17MWith 7 others
  27. Feb
    XirrusSeries F · US · pevc.dowjones.com$10MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    ADARASeries B · US · marketwired.com$20MWith 4 others
  29. Jan
    GuavusSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$30MWith 4 others
  30. 2012

    8 rounds

  31. Dec
    IntegenXSeries C · US · sec.gov$49MWith 6 others
  32. Oct
    IntegenXVenture · US$9.4MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    XirrusSeries E · US · marketwire.com$24MWith 4 others
  34. May
    VidyoVenture · US · sec.gov$2.0MWith 5 others
  35. Apr
    NComputingVenture · US · venturebeat.com$22MWith 3 others
  36. Mar
    VirtustreamSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 5 others
  37. Jan
    TrialPaySeries C · US · techcrunch.com$40MWith 7 others
  38. Jan
    EnsendaVenture · US$1.8MWith 2 others
  39. 2011

    4 rounds

  40. Dec
    IntegenXSeries C · US$40MWith 6 others
  41. Dec
    uTestSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$17MSole investor
  42. Sept
    VidyoSeries D · US · finsmes.com$23MWith 3 others
  43. Jan
    Discover Books, LLCVenture · US · fis.dowjones.com$8.5MSole investor
  44. 2010

    3 rounds

  45. Nov
    Rhythm NewMediaSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  46. Jul
    Ingenuity SystemsVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$15MWith 3 others
  47. Apr
    Overture NetworksVenture · US · overturenetworks.com$17MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

BSBenjamin Stephen SchapiroExecutive Managing MemberiForm ADV
MJMichael Joseph WardManaging MemberiForm ADV
TLTimothy L. KrongardManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$39Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Questmark Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 171108

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

14 of 25 we have independently watched raise

Cloud-based Hospitality andCloud-based Invoice, PaymentCloud-based Mobile RelationshipCloud-based Sales Acceleration PlatformData and InsightsDigabitDigital Key andIstreamplanetKey Copying KioskSmart Kiosks andTaulia Appoints CedricUtestVirtustreamYubADVA Optical NetworkingAdvanced Respiratory TherapyApplauseBook Collection andCeresEhealthinsuranceHD Videoconferencing PlatformIndoor cycling bikeInvisalignVista to acquire Applauseexited Telemedicine Platform (IPO)

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed15 in all

Mformation TechnologiesBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedSept 2015
iStreamPlanetBought by Turner BroadcastingUndisclosedAug 2015
VirtustreamBought by EMC$1.2BMay 2015
TrialPayBought by VisaUndisclosedFeb 2015
AngioScoreBought by Spectranetics$230MMay 2014
YubBought by Coupons.com$30MDec 2013
Rhythm NewMediaBought by blinkx$65MDec 2013
EnpirionBought by Altera$140MMay 2013
Ingenuity SystemsBought by QiagenUndisclosedApr 2013
GenVaultBought by IntegenXUndisclosedFeb 2011
Nimblefish TechnologiesBought by RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD)UndisclosedDec 2010
MedManage SystemsBought by Physicians InteractiveUndisclosedApr 2009
Vurv TechnologyBought by Taleo$129MMay 2008
MessageOneBought by Dell$155MFeb 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as QuestMark Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies QuestMark Partners put money into.

Quick answers about QuestMark Partners

What does QuestMark Partners invest in?

QuestMark Partners invests most often at Venture and Series C (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, Education and FinTech.

How active is QuestMark Partners?

69 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Dec 2016.

What has QuestMark Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: KeyMe (Undisclosed round, Dec 2016) and Social Tables (Series B, Oct 2016).

How big are QuestMark Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $15M.

Does QuestMark Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 69 investments on record (1%).

Where does QuestMark Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is QuestMark Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2016.

Who does QuestMark Partners invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (8 rounds together), August Capital (6 rounds together) and Menlo Ventures (6 rounds together).

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